Writing instrument

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a writing instrument in accordance with our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, with the writing instrument rotated 90.degree. with respect to the view in FIG. 2, and the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is an end elevational view thereof; taken from the left side of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 5 is an opposite end elevational view thereof.

Throughout the drawings, the broken lines are shown for purposes of explanation only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D425118
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 19, 1999
Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
Inventors: Andrew J. Platts (Chesterfield, MO), Mark G. Collins (St. Ann, MO)
Primary Examiner: Martie K. Holtje
Law Firm: Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin
Application Number: 0/102,189
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Simulative (D19/42); Having Flared Or Enlarged Top (D19/46); Element Or Attachment (D19/54)
International Classification: 1906;